Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering Planning: A Socio and Techno-Economic Perspective

Thando R. Montso; Jan Harm C. Pretorius; Leon Pretorius

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-72490-9_49

Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering Planning: A Socio and Techno-Economic Perspective

Thando R. Montso
, Jan Harm C. Pretorius
, Leon Pretorius

Postgraduate School of Engineering Management

University of Johannesburg

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

The economic growth as well as sustainable development of industries and entire country are determined to a great extent by the transport infrastructure development. The organisations that manufacture and develop critical infrastructure such as transport and/or energy must be efficiently managed, as they are key role players in the economic development of a country. To improve economic growth, sustainable efforts to innovate and develop engineering infrastructure can be made through various planning processes that consider the state of social well-being. There has been a widespread of system pressing issues, which resulted from the rolling power blackouts to congested transport systems in South Africa. The negative impact has resulted in economic decline. This paper aims to explore the planning concept of national well-being and determine technical factors that will improve the energy engineering management system with a strong focus on maximizing the interdependency of well-being strategies to improve freight rail business success.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Centred Technology Management for a Sustainable Future - Volume 3
Subtitle of host publication	Innovation Management for Sustainability and Resilience, Proceedings of the 33rd IAMOT Conference, 2024
Editors	Ricardo Zimmermann, José Coelho Rodrigues, José Coelho Rodrigues, Ana Simoes, Gustavo Dalmarco
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	493-500
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783031724893
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72490-9_49
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	33rd International Association for the Management of Technology Conference, IAMOT 2024 - Porto, Portugal Duration: 8 Jul 2024 → 11 Jul 2024

Publication series

Name	Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
ISSN (Print)	2198-7246
ISSN (Electronic)	2198-7254

Conference

Conference	33rd International Association for the Management of Technology Conference, IAMOT 2024
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Porto
Period	8/07/24 → 11/07/24

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Economy
Engineering
Infrastructure
Management
Sustainability
Wellbeing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Business,Management and Accounting
General Economics,Econometrics and Finance

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Montso, T. R., Pretorius, J. H. C., & Pretorius, L. (2025). Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering Planning: A Socio and Techno-Economic Perspective. In R. Zimmermann, J. C. Rodrigues, J. C. Rodrigues, A. Simoes, & G. Dalmarco (Eds.), Human-Centred Technology Management for a Sustainable Future - Volume 3: Innovation Management for Sustainability and Resilience, Proceedings of the 33rd IAMOT Conference, 2024 (pp. 493-500). (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72490-9_49

Montso, Thando R. ; Pretorius, Jan Harm C. ; Pretorius, Leon. / Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering Planning : A Socio and Techno-Economic Perspective. Human-Centred Technology Management for a Sustainable Future - Volume 3: Innovation Management for Sustainability and Resilience, Proceedings of the 33rd IAMOT Conference, 2024. editor / Ricardo Zimmermann ; José Coelho Rodrigues ; José Coelho Rodrigues ; Ana Simoes ; Gustavo Dalmarco. Springer Nature, 2025. pp. 493-500 (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).

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Montso, TR, Pretorius, JHC & Pretorius, L 2025, Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering Planning: A Socio and Techno-Economic Perspective. in R Zimmermann, JC Rodrigues, JC Rodrigues, A Simoes & G Dalmarco (eds), Human-Centred Technology Management for a Sustainable Future - Volume 3: Innovation Management for Sustainability and Resilience, Proceedings of the 33rd IAMOT Conference, 2024. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, Springer Nature, pp. 493-500, 33rd International Association for the Management of Technology Conference, IAMOT 2024, Porto, Portugal, 8/07/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72490-9_49

Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering Planning: A Socio and Techno-Economic Perspective. / Montso, Thando R.; Pretorius, Jan Harm C.; Pretorius, Leon.
Human-Centred Technology Management for a Sustainable Future - Volume 3: Innovation Management for Sustainability and Resilience, Proceedings of the 33rd IAMOT Conference, 2024. ed. / Ricardo Zimmermann; José Coelho Rodrigues; José Coelho Rodrigues; Ana Simoes; Gustavo Dalmarco. Springer Nature, 2025. p. 493-500 (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).

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Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering Planning: A Socio and Techno-Economic Perspective

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